CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-3099

Improper Access Control

Published: Jun 05, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.1
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in KylinSoft youker-assistant on KylinOS. Affected by this vulnerability is the function delete_file in the library dbus.SystemBus of the component Arbitrary File Handler. The manipulation leads to improper access controls. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 3.0.2-0kylin6k70-23 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-230689 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Youker-assistant Ubuntukylin * 3.0.2-0kylin6k70-23 (excluding)

Extended Description

Access control involves the use of several protection mechanisms such as:

When any mechanism is not applied or otherwise fails, attackers can compromise the security of the product by gaining privileges, reading sensitive information, executing commands, evading detection, etc. There are two distinct behaviors that can introduce access control weaknesses:

Potential Mitigations

  • Compartmentalize the system to have “safe” areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
  • Ensure that appropriate compartmentalization is built into the system design, and the compartmentalization allows for and reinforces privilege separation functionality. Architects and designers should rely on the principle of least privilege to decide the appropriate time to use privileges and the time to drop privileges.

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